Burna Boy has made history with 10 nominations in the 13th Headies Awards nominations list. The African Giant surpassed Olamide’s record of seven nominations in the 2015 edition of the awards. Burna Boy is in contention for the artiste of the year alongside Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage, Falz The Bahd Guy, Teni and Mr Eazi.
His global hit, “Ye”, has three nominations: Song Of The Year, Recording of the year, Best Pop Single. Also, the producer of “Ye”, Phantom, was nominated in the Producer of the year category.
Here’s a list of Burna Boy’s nominations:
1. Best Pop Single “Ye”
2. Song Of The Year for “Ye”
3. Best Pop Album for “Outside”
4. Recording of the year for “Ye”
5. Best Reggae/Dancehall Single with “Heaven’s Gate” featuring Lily Allen
6. Album of the year ‘Outside”
7. Best Collabo for “Killin’ Dem” featuring Zlatan
8. Best Music Video ‘Dangote’
9. Headies Viewers Choice Award
10. Artiste of the Year
Tagged “The Power of A Dream” the 2019 Headies Award will feature 29 unique categories to acknowledge and celebrate the work of various artists in different categories. And with the number of nominations he has, it seems Burna Boy will walk away with multiple Headies trophies.
Other artistes with top nominations include Davido, Wizkid, and Teni.